Agapé UK Digital Strategies Staff

Agapé UK has inspired people to discover Jesus at home, at university and in the wider world for more than 50 years. We have teams working in nine locations across the UK with a focus to engage with students, families, leaders, sporting professionals, churches and in digital spaces online.

At the heart of everything we do, you’ll find people striving to communicate effectively.  That’s where you come in...

About Agapé UK

We are passionate about what we do, because we are passionate about Jesus.

We have seen how he has changed our lives, and we want others to experience the same joy! What makes Agapé UK a special place to work, where countless staff serve through many seasons of life, is that we’re family together on a mission and we have fun along the way. So, it doesn’t matter how you first came to know Jesus for yourself, we want everyone to see the vital role they have to play and to be free to bring their best contribution to the whole mission, we’d love for you to pray about joining us!

About You

You have a deep love for God and a clear sense of your calling in fulfilling the Great Commission, especially through using digital means to help others explore faith in Jesus. You're rooted in a local church community that’s excited to support you in this journey.

You recognise that most people spend hours on technology and media and want to provide ways for people to explore faith and Jesus digitally. You want to creatively think of how to digitally engage those who are spiritually curious. You are ready to equip Christians to engage those around them in meaningful digital interactions about Jesus.

Skills Desired for Digital Strategies Staff

• Spiritual maturity – able to lead out of deep spiritual dependence, demonstrates the fruit of the spirit, initiates spiritually with others.

• Personal growth – demonstrates a growing dependency on God, a commitment to emotional growth in relation to self and others, and a commitment to ongoing growth in his/her leadership ability.

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Able to set SMART goals and lead with information for results.

• Proven team member – leads up, across and down confidently; able to engage others as peers; fulfils responsibilities; able to take risks appropriately.

• Intellectual flexibility – shows an increasing understanding of digital skills and strategies; has the ability to learn and adapt to a quickly changing environment; demonstrates an entrepreneurial spirit – able to identify and take advantage of rapidly developing opportunities.

• Builds partnerships – has the credibility needed to build trust and engage other leaders, both within our organisation and outside of it; capable of building partnerships around common goals.

About the Digital Strategies Staff Role

Working with Digital Strategies at Agapé UK, you will have the chance to learn and grow new skills, work alongside other missions-minded people inside and outside of Agapé and make an impact for the Kingdom in the digital world. You will be involved in various missional projects connecting with people through digital tools and media to help them discover Jesus and grow in their faith, and you will help equip the body of Christ to do the same. Our team works on a variety of projects and products, but our North Star is helping people across the UK discover Jesus together by offering online opportunities to follow Jesus and become multiplying disciples. Through this, we hope and pray for a broader reach of the gospel, and quicker multiplication of disciples who are reaching others.

Life on Staff with Agapé UK

The funding for this role will come through building a team of ministry partners, individuals and churches who commit to praying and giving financially to support your salary and expenses. If this feels daunting, don’t worry, for over 50 years, God has provided for hundreds of UK staff in this way. We offer excellent training and ongoing support to help you succeed.

Transitioning from traditional salary funding to donor support can take time. To help, we offer a matching subsidy programme for this role to boost early donations and accelerate your journey to full support. More details are available on request. Salary is discussed with you personally and set within our organisational guidelines.

If you’d like to have an informal chat about the role before applying, we’d love to hear from you. Email sarahpatel@agape.org.uk to arrange a conversation.

In accordance with  Agapé UK’s Justifiability and Diversity policies, this post has been identified as having an Occupational Requirement for the successful candidate to be a Christian supporting the aims and ethos of the organisation.  Further details available on request